User Manual
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Every GVS tool works the same way underneath: open a page, do your work, and everything stays on your device. This manual covers the parts common to all of them, then a short guide to each tool.
Getting started
There is no setup. These four steps are the whole onboarding.
Open the tool
Click its link. No account, no sign-up, no email address, no install.
Start entering data
It saves automatically as you type. There is no Save button because nothing needs sending anywhere.
Bookmark the page
Add it to your home screen or bookmarks bar. Return to the same URL and your work is there.
Export a backup
The one step people skip. Do it after your first real session — see Keeping your work safe.
How storage works
Understanding this prevents almost every problem people run into.
Your browser, your device
Work is saved in your browser's local storage on the device you are using. It is not uploaded, not synced, and not held by GVS.
- No GVS server ever receives it
- No breach elsewhere can include it
- No one can be served an order for it
Tied to browser + URL
Storage is per browser and per address. The same tool opened in a different browser, or from a file instead of the website, is a separate store.
- Chrome and Firefox do not share data
- Phone and laptop do not share data
- Private/incognito windows keep nothing
GVS cannot recover it
There is no password reset, no account recovery and no copy on our side — because holding one would defeat the design.
- Export is your only backup
- Clearing browser data deletes everything
- This is a real risk you are accepting
Common tasks
These controls behave the same in every tool that has them.
| Task | How | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Save | Automatic | Every change is written to local storage immediately. There is no Save button and nothing is lost by closing the tab. |
| Export | Export button | Downloads a .json file containing everything in the tool. This is your backup and your transfer format. Keep it somewhere you trust. |
| Import | Import button | Loads a previously exported file. This replaces what is currently in the tool, so export first if the current contents matter. |
| Print / PDF | Print button | Opens your browser's print dialogue with a clean layout — buttons and controls are hidden. Choose "Save as PDF" for a shareable document. |
| Clear | Varies by tool | Removes stored data for that tool. Irreversible unless you exported first. |
The exported JSON is plain text you can open in any editor. It is deliberately not a proprietary format — you should be able to read, keep and move your own data without GVS existing.
Working across devices
There is no cloud sync. Moving work between devices is a deliberate manual step.
Export on device A
Press Export. A JSON file downloads.
Move the file
Email it to yourself, use a USB drive, or any transfer method you trust.
Open the tool on device B
Same tool, same URL, on the second device.
Import the file
Press Import and select it. Device B now matches device A.
There is no automatic merge
If you edit on both devices, the later import overwrites — it does not combine the two. Pick one device as your primary and treat the other as a copy, or export and re-import each time you switch.
Optional AI features
A few tools can generate a written summary. This is always optional and always off by default.
Your own API key
Paste an Anthropic API key into the tool. It is stored in your browser and sent only to Anthropic, never to GVS.
- You control the key and the cost
- Remove it any time
- Tools work fully without one
Explains, never invents
Counts and scores are calculated in the page. The model puts already-computed figures into sentences.
- It cannot change a number
- It cannot invent a name or date
- Blank fields are reported as blank
Only the summary text
When you press the button, the relevant summary of your data is sent to Anthropic to be worded.
- This is the one exception to on-device
- It happens only when you press it
- Do not use it for data you cannot send
Tool guide
What each tool is for and the first thing to do in it.
| Tool | Use it for | Start by |
|---|---|---|
| the Platform's hiring module | Structured interviews and hiring decisions | Defining the role scorecard before the first interview |
| GVS QAS | Launch-readiness and quality gates | Selecting the gate categories for your release |
| GVS VVQ | Verification, validation and defect tracking | Setting the test scope for the current cycle |
| GVS PMS | Programme milestones and RAID | Entering milestones and baselining them |
| GVS Service Hub | Demand through to delivery acceptance | Logging current open demand |
| GVS Daily Task | Daily task log and standup discipline | Adding today's tasks with owners |
| GVS IAS Office | A role's full operating cockpit | Choosing your role, then loading its template |
| GVS CDO Command Center | Role charter and KPI scorecard | Setting the charter and KPI targets |
| GVS CRM | Client pipeline | Adding open opportunities and their stage |
| GVS VMS | Vendor sourcing and scoring | Listing vendors currently in evaluation |
| CAS Renewal | Contracts and renewal windows | Registering contracts with their key dates |
| GVS TMS + ESM | Training and employee journey | Mapping the five-phase journey to your model |
| IAS Vault | Encrypted passwords and documents | Setting your master key — and not forgetting it |
| IAS Asset | Expiry tracking for IDs, insurance, warranties | Adding the items expiring soonest |
Keeping your work safe
Four habits. The first one matters more than the rest combined.
Export regularly
After every meaningful session, or weekly if you use a tool daily. It takes seconds and it is your only recovery path.
Keep backups somewhere separate
A second device, an encrypted drive, or wherever you keep documents that matter. Not only in the browser's Downloads folder.
Know your browser settings
Some browsers clear site data on close, or after periods of disuse. Check that setting before relying on a tool for anything important.
Never use private browsing for real work
Incognito and private windows discard everything when closed. Use a normal window.
If something has gone wrong
See the Troubleshooting Manual — it covers data that seems to have vanished, storage limits, import failures, printing problems and device transfer, with the cause and the fix for each.
These tools are provided free and as-is, without warranty. GVS is founder-led with no support desk, so we cannot promise a response time — but write to info@gvstechnologies.online and we will try.